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Amid the talk about moon missions, Mars fans push for a share of the space spotlight
An artist’s conception depicts a crewed mission to Mars. (NASA / JPL-Caltech Illustration / 2004)
As NASA shifts the focus of its space exploration effort to the moon, the advocates of Mars exploration and settlement have a message for future lunar e...
Today's Floods Occur Along "a Very Different" Mississippi River
Floods come faster, last longer and are less predictable than in the past-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
NASA-NOAA satellite catches Tropical Cyclone Ann threatening Queensland
(NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite passed over the Southern Pacific Ocean and captured a visible image of Tropical Cyclone Ann in the Coral Sea, off the east coast of Queensland, Australia.
CDC concurs with panel led by regenstrief scientist on misapplication of opioid guidelines
(Regenstrief Institute) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is clarifying its guidelines on opioid prescribing, citing the findings of a review panel led by Regenstrief Institute Research Scientist Kurt Kroenke, M.D. Dr. Kroenke and his co...
Software library to serve for faster chemical reaction processing
(Kazan Federal University) Big Data has become ubiquitous in recent years, and especially so in disciplines with heterogeneous and complex data patterns. This is particularly true for chemistry.
We are more envious of things that haven't happened yet
(Association for Psychological Science) We are more envious of someone else's covetable experience before it happens than after it has passed, according to research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychologic...
GPs need training to tackle chronic opioid use
(University of East Anglia) GPs must be better-equipped to support patients to manage the psychological challenge of reducing their opioid use -- according to new research from the University of East Anglia.The recommendation is part of a toolkit bei...
Blue Moon and beyond: How Jeff Bezos plans to take civilization to space, starting with lunar colony
Jeff Bezos shows off Blue Origin’s Blue Moon lunar lander in Washington, D.C., this week. (Blue Origin Photo)
It’s our choice: a finite world with limited resources, or an infinite universe with unlimited potential. Those were the options presented b...
Global Warming: How Hot, Exactly, Is it Going to Get?
The latest climate models are giving disturbing answers -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Older fathers put health of partners, unborn children at risk, Rutgers study finds
(Rutgers University) Men who delay starting a family have a ticking 'biological clock' -- just like women -- that may affect the health of their partners and children, according to Rutgers researchers.